The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-02-18

TlHE OBJECT of this proceeding as shown
i by the Bill and Petition for Order OF Pub
licatlon. filed in this cause, is for PARTITION
and if partition be not advantageous, then
COR sale of the real estate of which George
r. Clagett late of Prince Georges county.
died seized and possessed, called and known
by the name of Hickory Hills" containing
five hundred acres, lying partly in Prince
Georges and partly in Charles counties, Ma
ryland, hut the greater portion of said land ly-
ing in Prince county. The Bill states that
the said George II. Clagett died ntesate leav-
ing the following named persons his only
children and heirs at law, namely: Alfred
b. Clagett, Buena Vista Speake, wife of Thos
Speake, Sarah Elizabeth Gray, wife of Thomas
P. GRAY, Maria Margaret HALEY, wife of John
W HALEY, Richard Benson Clagett, Alonzo
Blake Clagett, Edward Luther Clagett, Will
liam Hall Clagett, Augustus Webster Clagett,
Mary Ann Hodges, widow of Thom1s O..
Hodges and Benjamin L. Clagett.
That the said Benjamin +. Cagett has since
the death # the said George T. Clagett also
died. intestate, leaving the Defendants Sadie
Claeett and Jennie Clagett his only children.
and widow Mary Jane, who has since inter
married with certain Jesse Bu1kes. his only
heirs at law, the said Mary Jane Burkes being
entitled to dover in the undivided interest of
the said Benjamin T. Clagett, deceased, as one
Of the heirs a. law of the said George T. Cla-
oett. deceased and that the said Sadie Cagett
and jennie Clagett are infants under the age
of twenty one-years.
The Bill further states that 10y GER ain mense
conyeyances therein set forth the said real cS-
tate is owned as follows: tho said Alfred b.
Clagett owning one-elevenh undivided inter
est therein, the said Margaret j. Clagett, wife
of Alfred Is. Claeett owning toui-elevcnths
undivided interest i'll the same the said
Thomas Z. Speake owning four-eleventI un-
divided interest therein the said Buena Vista
Speake, wife of the said Thomas Speake own
ing one eleventh undivided interest therein,
and the said Sadie Clagett and jer ME Clagett
owning one-eleyenth undivided interest there
in, subject to the DOVER interest OF said Mary
Jane Burkes.
The Bill claims that the land is susceptible
of partition without loss or injury, and charges
that if such be found not to be the case, that
the Plaintiffs have the right to have Decree
for the sale of the same. and accordingly prays
for such Decree.
Tie petition for order of publication filed in
this cause and above referred to. states that
the Defendants are all non-resdents of this
State and prays for an order OF publication
against them. Upon which petition the Court
on the 18th day of February, 1887, passed an
order directing that tha undersigned should
issue the order of Publication.
is thereupon. this 18th day of February in
the year 1887, ordered by the Circuit Court
for Prince Georges COUNT, sitting as Court
of Equity, that the Plaintiffs by causing copy
of this order to be inserted in some newsIa-
per published i'll Prince Georges county, once
in each of four successive weeks before the
10Th day Of March, 1887, give notice to the
said absent defendants of the object and sub
stance of this Il II, aud warning them to ap-
pear in this CouIt in person or by Solicitor.
on or before the ooh day of june. 1887, To
show cause if any they have why Decree
ought not to be passed as prayed
JOHN w BELT-Clerk.
c. G. for p. G. CO., Md.
True copy--Test
JOHN w. BELT-Clerk,
c. c. for L. &. Co., Md.
Feb. Is, lSS1--lw